1. correction - noun
· the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
Synonym(s): rectification
Hypernym(s): improvement
2. correction - noun
· a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
Synonym(s): fudge_factor
Hypernym(s): indefinite_quantity
3. correction - noun
· something substituted for an error
Hypernym(s): editing, redaction
4. correction - noun
· a rebuke for making a mistake
Synonym(s): chastening, chastisement
Hypernym(s): rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
5. correction - noun
· a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"
Hypernym(s): drop, dip, fall, free_fall
6. correction - noun
· the act of disciplining; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
Synonym(s): discipline
Hypernym(s): punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
7. correction - noun
· treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"
Hypernym(s): therapy
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